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William Blair & Company

William Blair & Company Portfolio holdings

AUM $34.9B
1-Year Est. Return 18.88%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+1.8%
1 Year Est. Return
+18.88%
3 Year Est. Return
+73.84%
5 Year Est. Return
+90.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+512.03%
AUM
$11.2B
AUM Growth
-$134M
Cap. Flow
-$132M
Cap. Flow %
-1.18%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.1%
Holding
1,560
New
265
Increased
457
Reduced
545
Closed
146

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$42.6M
2
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$30.9M
3
VBK icon
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
VBK
+$18.6M
4
EVH icon
Evolent Health
EVH
+$17.8M
5
AME icon
Ametek
AME
+$16.4M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
+$58.7M
2
USMV icon
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
+$30.9M
3
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
+$25.4M
4
PRAA icon
PRA Group
PRAA
+$24.5M
5
PGND
PRESS GANEY HOLDINGS INC COM STK (DE)
PGND
+$24M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Healthcare 18.3%
2 Technology 15.54%
3 Financials 12.99%
4 Industrials 11.67%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
EOG icon
26
EOG Resources
EOG
$77.5B
$89.8M 0.8%
888,145
-5,167
-0.6% -$503K
ICE icon
27
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$88.4B
$82M 0.73%
1,453,596
+222,056
+18% +$12.3M
WSO icon
28
Watsco Inc
WSO
$12.8B
$80.9M 0.72%
546,449
+5,267
+1% +$763K
CRM icon
29
Salesforce
CRM
$148B
$80.9M 0.72%
1,181,132
+127,011
+12% +$9.22M
GOOGL icon
30
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.08T
$80.3M 0.72%
2,026,460
+162,640
+9% +$6.5M
BMY icon
31
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$132B
$80.2M 0.72%
1,371,890
-273,573
-17% -$15M
TSCO icon
32
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$15.8B
$77.9M 0.7%
5,140,025
+681,475
+15% +$9.68M
ULTI
33
DELISTED
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
$77.8M 0.7%
426,779
+13,088
+3% +$2.62M
VRSK icon
34
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$26.1B
$77.3M 0.69%
952,760
-2,860
-0.3% -$234K
HD icon
35
Home Depot
HD
$332B
$77M 0.69%
573,924
-6,967
-1% -$898K
JNJ icon
36
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$617B
$75.1M 0.67%
651,995
-48,741
-7% -$5.63M
ITW icon
37
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$81.6B
$73.8M 0.66%
602,912
-13,608
-2% -$1.64M
GWW icon
38
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$64B
$71.7M 0.64%
308,609
-955
-0.3% -$213K
ORLY icon
39
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.4B
$71.5M 0.64%
3,852,480
-55,215
-1% -$1.01M
NTRS icon
40
Northern Trust
NTRS
$22.4B
$69.2M 0.62%
777,038
-4,982
-0.6% -$396K
UNP icon
41
Union Pacific
UNP
$172B
$67.4M 0.6%
649,902
-5,815
-0.9% -$572K
CSGP icon
42
CoStar Group
CSGP
$12B
$66.3M 0.59%
3,518,390
-3,210
-0.1% -$63K
VUG icon
43
Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF
VUG
$218B
$65.4M 0.59%
3,520,458
+358,896
+11% +$6.64M
APH icon
44
Amphenol
APH
$197B
$65.4M 0.58%
3,890,880
-32,204
-0.8% -$536K
PX
45
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
$65M 0.58%
554,771
+3,233
+0.6% +$384K
TDG icon
46
TransDigm Group
TDG
$69.9B
$64.3M 0.58%
258,437
-3,988
-2% -$1.05M
CL icon
47
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$73.3B
$63.4M 0.57%
968,701
+21,340
+2% +$1.46M
UPS icon
48
United Parcel Service
UPS
$89.5B
$63.2M 0.57%
551,083
+11,653
+2% +$1.31M
INGN icon
49
Inogen
INGN
$174M
$60.7M 0.54%
904,316
-8,473
-0.9% -$522K
DIS icon
50
Walt Disney
DIS
$167B
$60M 0.54%
575,409
-108,307
-16% -$10.6M
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William Blair & Company's Q4 2016 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2016, William Blair & Company held 1,560 positions worth $11.2B, down 1.2% from $11.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

William Blair & Company's Q4 2016 filing shows 265 new, 457 increased, 545 reduced and 146 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Hilton Worldwide: 158,405 shares worth $12.9M. The largest sale was Cerner Corp, an estimated $58.7M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 18% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.

  • William Blair & Company's largest Q4 2016 buy was Hilton Worldwide: 158,405 shares worth $12.9M.
  • William Blair & Company added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2016, an estimated $42.6M increase.
  • William Blair & Company's biggest Q4 2016 reduction was Cerner Corp, cutting an estimated $58.7M.
  • William Blair & Company fully exited PRESS GANEY HOLDINGS INC COM STK (DE) in Q4 2016, selling an estimated $24M.
  • William Blair & Company's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $11.2B portfolio in Q4 2016.
  • William Blair & Company opened 265 new positions and closed 146 in Q4 2016.
  • William Blair & Company's portfolio value fell 1.2% quarter-over-quarter to $11.2B.

Based on William Blair & Company's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 14 Feb 2017.